Oct 16, 2017
Gun-related ER visits by type of gun
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From 2006 to 2014, handgun-related injuries sent 190,396 people to emergency rooms in the U.S. — and that number excludes those who died before they could go to the hospital, and incidents involving people who never sought medical help.
Key takeaways:
- The most ER visits from 2006 to 2014 — 457,492 — were caused by guns classified as "other," but handguns were the single most deadly gun type.
- Assaults typically involved handguns and shotguns, compared to hunting rifles and military rifles which caused higher shares of accidental injuries or deaths.
- Of the 190,396 people who visited the ER in handgun-related incidents, 55% were victims of assault.
- Shotguns caused 41,500 ER visits, of which 47% were related to assaults.
